about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
motive power; driving force
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
you (plural); all of you; you all
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning